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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded an Order Approving Compromise and Release (OACR) due to defective service on the applicant. The Board also found potential procedural errors regarding the representation of the applicant by a non-attorney from a law firm. The matter was returned to the trial level for further proceedings and a new decision, as the applicant had since dismissed his attorney, complicating potential cures for the alleged Rule 10773(b) violation.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded an Order Approving Compromise and Release (OACR) due to defective service on the applicant. The Board also found potential procedural errors regarding the representation of the applicant by a non-attorney from a law firm. The matter was returned to the trial level for further proceedings and a new decision, as the applicant had since dismissed his attorney, complicating potential cures for the alleged Rule 10773(b) violation.
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